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Daikenchuto, a traditional Japanese herbal medicine, ameliorates postoperative ileus by anti-inflammatory action through nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

BACKGROUND: Daikenchuto (DKT), a gastrointestinal prokinetic Japanese herbal medicine, is prescribed for patients with postoperative ileus (POI) and adhesive bowel obstruction following abdominal surgery. Several mechanisms for the amelioration of POI by DKT have been suggested; however, it has rema...

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Autores principales: Endo, Mari, Hori, Masatoshi, Ozaki, Hiroshi, Oikawa, Tetsuro, Hanawa, Toshihiko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Japan 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4048467/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23846546
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00535-013-0854-6